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Aurora vs Clinton

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Clinton) and property tax bill (+52% in Clinton).

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Aurora, MOHomes around $178KMissouri · 7,397 people

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Clinton, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 9,065 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AuroraHomes around $178K

Housing$178K typical home34% below the MO typical home

Outdoors#52 most conserved land in MO0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Aurora →

ClintonA regional job hub

Work5,663 jobsbased in Clinton, a regional job hub

Outdoors#10 most conserved land in MO1.4 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Housing$172K typical home36% below the MO typical home All about Clinton →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Clinton has more miles of trail

Clinton 1.4 miAurora 0.2 mi

Property tax bill+52%

Tax bills are bigger in Clinton

Clinton $1,316Aurora $867

Work in town+25.4 pts

More of Clinton’s workers stay in town

Clinton 41.9%Aurora 16.5%

Jobs per worker2.2×

Clinton is more of a job hub

Clinton 1.55Aurora 0.70

Average commute7 min

Clinton has the shorter commute

Aurora 21 minClinton 14 min

Growth since 2010+5.6 pts

Clinton has grown faster since 2010

Clinton +1.8%Aurora -3.8%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Aurora$1,040/mo

Typical home $178K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $823/mo · Housing →

Clinton$1,020/mo

Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $702/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Clinton places higher on 14 of 19 MO lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

CAuroraBetter than 26% of districts in the state –ClintonNot graded

Health

D−AuroraHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns DClintonHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns

5Aurora

14Clinton

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #237#131 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #67#139 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #101#9 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #170#96 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #124#190 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #43#106 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #190#128 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #203#146

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Aurora’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AuroraClinton

Snow a year12″11″

January low22°F 19°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)189d 187d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 50th

Outdoors & history

AuroraClinton

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land4.6%11.5%

Settled1870 1836

National Register places1 6

Archive photos21 13

Famous people born here8 8

Community

AuroraClinton

Library hours a week54 hrs 58 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AuroraMO ClintonMO

Aurora ↔ Clinton97 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

AuroraClinton

People

Population 7,397Lowest 9,065Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.8%Lowest MO: +2.8% +1.8%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 43.2±3.3Lowest 11% above MO 44.2±2.3Highest 13% above MO

Clinton and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.2%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3% 22.8%±3Lowest MO: 22.3%

Aurora and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.7%±3.7Lowest MO: 17.9% 24.1%±3.3Highest MO: 17.9%

Clinton and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.7%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±1Highest MO: 5.7%

Clinton and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,848±$10kLowest 29% below MO $51,250±$8kHighest 28% below MO

Clinton and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $124,400±$28kLowest 46% below MO $155,400±$14kHighest 33% below MO

Clinton and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $823±$120Highest 20% below MO $702±$189Lowest 32% below MO

Aurora and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $867Lowest 55% below MO $1,316Highest 32% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.9%±17.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 66.1%±12.2Highest MO: 45.6%

Clinton and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 18.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 15.2%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 67.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO 1976Highest 2 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 13% below MO 14 minLowest 42% below MO

Work from home 8.9%±5.3Highest MO: 13% 5.5%±2.4Lowest MO: 13%

Aurora and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 16.5%Lowest 41.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Lowest 1.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (20%)Springfield (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ClintonFew work in Aurora

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Lowest 11.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.6Highest 52.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #156 of 226 in MO—

School district AURORA R-VIII—

High school in town Aurora High—

Students per teacherat that high school 13.5 —

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Aurora neighborsTown Square →

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Clinton neighborsTown Square →

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.